Decatur in Meigs County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Meigs County War Memorial
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
1. Meigs County War Memorial (Front)
Dedicated to the honor of the men of Meigs County who served in defense of our Country in World War I and II.
World War I
Albert Burton James F. Collins Charles Fitch Ben Gates Sam Mason Hall James Oscar Huff Grundy Johnson Bratcher Long Edgar W. Lane Wilbur Moore William Rataledge
World War II
Raymond Brown Lonzo Eugene Campbell Willard Crisp Charles Boggess David Hubert R. Finney Earl R. Ford Willard D. Grubb William Paul Jolley Howard Kennett Norman W. Lane Raymond Carson McKinney James J. Moon, Jr. James Ross Patterson Woodrow Powell Jesse Price Carson Ricks James Rogers, Jr. John H. Runyan, Jr. Newton E. Sitzlar Otis Wilson Clay Weisgerber
Korean Conflict
Caleb Johnkins, Jr. William E. Scott
Vietnam War
James Thomas Davis Lee Roy McElhaney William Arthur Shelton James Lee Daniel
Korean Conflict
(Cont.)
Cordell S. Howard
War with Mexico
Capt. G. W. McKenzie's Co.
Confederate War
Capt. A. J. Lillard's Co. Capt. A. F. Boggess' Co. Capt. G. W. McKenzie's Co. Capt. A. W. Hodge's Co. Capt. G. C. Sanduskey's Co. Capt.
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Erected by American Legion & Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 35° 30.89′ N, 84° 47.383′ W. Memorial is in Decatur, Tennessee, in Meigs County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and East Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Decatur TN 37322, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wheeler's Crossing (here, next to this marker); Decatur United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington Ferry (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Washington Ferry (approx. 5.7 miles away); David Campbell Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away); Town of Washington, Tennessee (approx. 6.8 miles away); Watts Bar Turbine (approx. 7.3 miles away); Watts Bar (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
2. Meigs County War Memorial (Back)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
3. Meigs County War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
